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#122ABD

#122abd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#122abd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 16.47% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.48% cyan, 77.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 231.58°, with 82.61% saturation and 40.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.0546

Complementary

  1. #122abd
  2. #bda512

Split complementary

  1. #122abd
  2. #bd5012
  3. #80bd12

Analogous

  1. #1280bd
  2. #122abd
  3. #5012bd

Triadic

  1. #122abd
  2. #bd122a
  3. #2abd12

Tetradic

  1. #122abd
  2. #a512bd
  3. #bda512
  4. #2abd12

Square

  1. #122abd
  2. #bd1280
  3. #bda512
  4. #12bd50

Monochromatic

  1. #050b31
  2. #0b1a77
  3. #122abd
  4. #304aeb
  5. #7687f2

Shades

#122abd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #122abd
  2. #1026aa
  3. #0e2297
  4. #0d1d84
  5. #0b1971
  6. #09155f
  7. #07114c
  8. #050d39
  9. #040826
  10. #020413
  11. #000000

Tints

#122abd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #122abd
  2. #2a3fc4
  3. #4155ca
  4. #596ad1
  5. #717fd7
  6. #8995de
  7. #a0aae5
  8. #b8bfeb
  9. #d0d4f2
  10. #e7eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#122abd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #122abd
  2. #1d33b7
  3. #283bb1
  4. #3344ab
  5. #3e4ca5
  6. #49559f
  7. #545e98
  8. #5f6692
  9. #6a6f8c
  10. #757786
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #353a85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ac1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005773 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004996 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-122abd {
  color: #122abd;
}
Background
.bg-122abd {
  background-color: #122abd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-122abd {
  border: 2px solid #122abd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #122abd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 42 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 83% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-122abd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #122abd, #5012bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-122abd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 42 189 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.79 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.35 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.31 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.37 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.83 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.25 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.65 #edd542 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#122abd  rgb(18, 42, 189)  hsl(232, 83%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#bda512  rgb(189, 165, 18)  hsl(52, 83%, 41%)  Brass
#bd122a  rgb(189, 18, 42)  hsl(352, 83%, 41%)  Firebrick
#2abd12  rgb(42, 189, 18)  hsl(112, 83%, 41%)  Kelly Green